Fordcombe CE Primary School's Current Local Governing Body  
Alongside Mr Blackburn (Headteacher), we currently have eight school Governors whose roles are broadly to monitor some areas of work/strategies with a view to the school improving teaching and outcomes, closing the gap in performance for disadvantaged students and the school implementation of statutory requirements on matters such as Special Educational Needs. 

Reverend Lisa Cornell Trust Governor	Mrs Lindsay Relf     Trust Governor	Mrs Lorna Townsend      Parent Governor

Mr Andrew Miles Staff Governor	Mr Mark Hurst      Trust Governor	Mrs Sue Woods Chair of Governors
Mrs Chloe Archard  Parent Governor	Mr Chris Blackburn Headteacher

Our school can have up to nine governors - please see below for details of Governor opportunities at the school.

The Tenax Schools Trust appoints all governors with the exception of the two parent governors who are elected by parents, and the staff governor who is elected by staff.

Our Local Governing Body (LGB) meets once every other term, three times a year.

The roles and responsibilities of the LGB are:

• Standards and Safeguarding
• Ethos, Character and Local Traditions
• Working with Parents and the Local Community

Further details of the LGB's roles and responsibilities are contained in the Terms of Reference document below.

Individual governors also take on specific responsibilities as “link governors” for areas of the curriculum and aspects of the school’s life. These are detailed in the Further Governor Information document below.

The LGB can be contacted in writing via the Clerk to the Governing Body, Ms Laura Ives, either by post using the school postal address or by email to clerk@fordcombe.kent.sch.uk.

We are very fortunate to have such an active, dedicated board of governors who regularly come into school and share in the learning and teaching taking place at Fordcombe.

For details of the Tenax School Trust's governance arrangements, please click here.

Local governor opportunity

We are currently looking for governors from our local community to join our school’s Local Governing Body. Our governors come from a range of backgrounds, skills and experience but all share a common interest of wanting the best education and outcomes for the children in our school.

We would be delighted to hear from anyone who is:

·         Interested in children’s education and the performance of the school

·         Has spare time and energy for the role

·         Is able to work well as part of a team

·         Has an enquiring mind and the confidence to ask questions and debate issues which affect the school

·         Considers matters objectively and makes informed judgements

Governors gain a great deal from their work and time they contribute. It gives them a charitable opportunity to serve the local community, contribute to children’s education, and a chance to help realise their own potential by learning new skills and practise existing ones.

For more details, please see the information sheet below or email clerk@fordcombe.kent.sch.uk.

Further information can also be found in the Tenax Governance Plan.

See also the GDPR - Privacy Notice for Volunteers and Governors on our Policies page.